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Cliff Allison was a British former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Lotus-Climax in 1961.
He was born on February 8th 1932 in Brough and passed away on April 7th 2005 at the age of 73. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Lotus-Climax during the 1958 Grand Prix of Monaco. Allison was active for 4 consecutive seasons between 1958 and 1961. In those years he scored 11 points in 16 races. During his career Allison wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of Monaco.
He was born on February 8th 1932 in Brough and passed away on April 7th 2005 at the age of 73. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Lotus-Climax during the 1958 Grand Prix of Monaco. Allison was active for 4 consecutive seasons between 1958 and 1961. In those years he scored 11 points in 16 races. During his career Allison wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of Monaco.
| Name: | Cliff Allison |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | February 8th 1932 |
| Passed away: | April 7th 2005 (73) |
| Birthplace: | Brough | Races: | 16 races |
| Total points: | 11 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 6 retirements |
| First race: |  1958 Monaco |
| Last race: | 1961 Monaco |
Cliff Allison by year
| All years | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 |
Overall stats: Cliff Allison
| #1 | Best Finish | Cliff Allison |  | 2 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Cliff Allison | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1960 | 1 | Buenos Aires | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 2 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Cliff Allison | | 10 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Cliff Allison | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Cliff Allison | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1958 | 8 | Nurburgring | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 10 |
| 1958 | 11 | Ain Diab | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 10 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1961 Lotus-Climax 1960 Ferrari 1959 Ferrari 1958 Lotus-Climax 1958 Maserati | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Cliff Allison
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #166 | Average race points | Cliff Allison | | 1.1 points | |
| #474 | Average race result | Cliff Allison | | 6.7 place | |
| #216 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Cliff Allison | | 0.17 retirements | |
| #181 | Most points finishes | Cliff Allison | | 3 finishes | |
| #300 | Most avoidable retirements | Cliff Allison | | 1 retirements | |
| #242 | Most race laps | Cliff Allison | | 690 laps | |
| #232 | Most races | Cliff Allison | | 16 races | |
| #247 | Youngest driver | Cliff Allison | | 26 years, 3 months, 10 days | |
| #550 | Oldest driver | Cliff Allison | | 29 years, 3 months, 6 days | |
| #213 | Biggest gain in race | Cliff Allison | | 14 places gained | |
| #367 | Start from P1 | Cliff Allison | | 0 starts | |
| #266 | Most retirements | Cliff Allison | | 6 retirements | |
| #165 | Most points | Cliff Allison | | 11 points | |
| #166 | Most podiums | Cliff Allison | | 1 podiums | |
| #366 | Most wins | Cliff Allison | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 164 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 1.12 |
| 165 | Jochen Mass | 1.11 |
| 166 | Cliff Allison | 1.1 |
| 167 | Johnny Herbert | 1.09 |
| 168 | Ivan Capelli | 1.07 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 472 | Roy Salvadori | 6.79 |
| 473 | Rodger Ward | 6.75 |
| 474 | Cliff Allison | 6.7 |
| 475 | Rubens Barrichello | 6.68 |
| 476 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 6.67 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 210 | Chris Amon | 0.17 |
| 210 | Lorenzo Bandini | 0.17 |
| 210 | Cliff Allison | 0.17 |
| 210 | Alan Stacey | 0.17 |
| 210 | Piero Taruffi | 0.17 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 166 | Trevor Taylor | 3 |
| 166 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 3 |
| 166 | Cliff Allison | 3 |
| 166 | Hans Herrmann | 3 |
| 166 | Carlos Menditeguy | 3 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Roy Salvadori | 1 |
| 255 | Ben Pon | 1 |
| 255 | Cliff Allison | 1 |
| 255 | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| 255 | Henry Taylor | 1 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 240 | Bruno Senna | 700 |
| 241 | Felice Bonetto | 695 |
| 242 | Cliff Allison | 690 |
| 243 | Al Keller | 687 |
| 244 | Danny Sullivan | 678 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 228 | Nanni Galli | 16 |
| 228 | Richard Attwood | 16 |
| 228 | Cliff Allison | 16 |
| 228 | Ian Burgess | 16 |
| 228 | Felice Bonetto | 16 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 245 | Guy Tunmer | 26 years, 3 months |
| 245 | Andrea de Adamich | 26 years, 2 months, 29 days |
| 247 | Cliff Allison | 26 years, 3 months, 10 days |
| 248 | John Surtees | 26 years, 3 months, 18 days |
| 249 | Francois Cevert | 26 years, 3 months, 27 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 548 | Vic Wilson | 29 years, 4 months, 21 days |
| 549 | Hiroshi Fushida | 29 years, 4 months, 9 days |
| 550 | Cliff Allison | 29 years, 3 months, 6 days |
| 551 | Ricardo Zonta | 29 years, 2 months, 27 days |
| 552 | David Brabham | 29 years, 2 months, 8 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | Jack Brabham | 14 |
| 178 | Derek Bell | 14 |
| 178 | Cliff Allison | 14 |
| 178 | Al Keller | 14 |
| 178 | Louis Rosier | 14 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | John Campbell-Jones | 0 |
| 92 | Stirling Moss | 0 |
| 92 | Cliff Allison | 0 |
| 92 | Hans Herrmann | 0 |
| 92 | Michael May | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 252 | Alex Soler-Roig | 6 |
| 252 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 6 |
| 252 | Cliff Allison | 6 |
| 252 | Alan Stacey | 6 |
| 252 | Paul Frere | 6 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 161 | Peter Gethin | 11 |
| 161 | Richard Attwood | 11 |
| 161 | Cliff Allison | 11 |
| 161 | Paul Frere | 11 |
| 167 | Pedro Diniz | 10 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 1 |
| 131 | Willy Mairesse | 1 |
| 131 | Cliff Allison | 1 |
| 131 | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| 131 | Carlos Menditeguy | 1 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Nino Vaccarella | 0 |
| 101 | John Campbell-Jones | 0 |
| 101 | Cliff Allison | 0 |
| 101 | Hans Herrmann | 0 |
| 101 | Michael May | 0 |
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